He was shot in early 2018 by robbers, with his recovery delaying the start of his season, in which he played with a bullet still lodged in his hip.

Estrada batted a combined .272/.337/.309 in 81 at–bats over 23 games, with his season cut short by a leg injury he suffered while running the bases in July.

[2] He batted a combined .290/.346/.391 with eight home runs, 49 RBI, and a career-high 18 stolen bases in 495 at–bats over 118 total games between the two affiliates, and was named an MiLB Organization All Star.

[5] Estrada spent 2017 with the Double–A Trenton Thunder, and was 3.2 years younger than the average player in the Eastern League.

[4][9] At 21 years and two months of age, he was the 7th-youngest player to make a 2017 Eastern League Opening Day roster.

[4] MLB.com rated him the Yankees' # 8 prospect, and assessed his defense as follows: "there's no question that Estrada is a big league shortstop.

[14][15] After a delayed start to his season as he missed spring training, Estrada suffered a season-ending lower back injury in June 2018.

[2] Estrada played for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League after the regular season, batting .238/.282/.263 in 80 at–bats.

[24] On April 11, 2021, the Yankees traded Estrada to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations.

[2] He was called up to the Giants on June 6, following an injury to third baseman Evan Longoria who had collided with shortstop Brandon Crawford.

[30] On January 13, 2023, Estrada agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million contract with the Giants for the 2023 season, avoiding salary arbitration.

[34] On January 9, 2025, Estrada signed a one-year, $3.25 million contract with the Colorado Rockies that included a 2026 mutual option.

[35] In January 2018, Estrada was shot in his right hip/thigh by a pair of teenagers in a robbery attempt in his hometown of Bejuma in Venezuela, while he and his wife were in a cafe and he was at the counter.